The inaugural Asia-Pacific Responsible Research in Business and Management (RRBM) Summit was held in Beijing on October 8-9, 2024. Hosted by Tsinghua University’s School of Economics and Management (Tsinghua SEM), and supported by the University of Queensland and Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, the conference discussed how business school research can make a…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Responsible Research in Business and Management (RRBM) is pleased to announce the appointment of eight distinguished individuals to its Working Board. These new members will serve a three-year term, bringing their extensive expertise and commitment to advancing responsible research in business and management. The new members joining the RRBM Working Board are:…
This is a Web Story for the 2022 Responsible Research Summit. The Summit was held from 6-7 June in Philadelphia, USA. It was hosted by the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and sponsored by Wharton and INSEAD in collaboration with Responsible Research in Business & Management. The Summit aims to reward responsible research…
Recently released survey data reveals stark differences between the behaviors and beliefs of residents across U.S. states, but also shows that Americans are generally compliant and supportive of actions their local and state governments are taking to slow transmission of the virus and reduce risks. The findings of this survey are not only useful to…
COVID-19 has significantly disrupted global economic output and transnational supply chains. While the direct impacts on production and trade are widely discussed, less attention has been given to the impacts on other practices that ensure the functioning of global markets. One example of such practices are private regulatory efforts that over the past three…
“We are all disabled now”[i] is a phrase and headline that most of us will have heard during the current pandemic. Many non-disabled social media influencers, radio hosts, TV presenters and members of the general public now consider themselves, and many like them, “disabled” as the daily struggle with self-isolation and social distancing makes work…
While we see exciting developments in sustainable finance – e.g., the increasing amounts of sustainable investments – the world is currently facing an unprecedented crisis. At the time of writing, the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) causing the Covid-19-pandemic has resulted in global gridlock with untold health, economic and social effects. The real economy…
The COVID-19 pandemic and our response to it has changed the way we work together, threatening the sustainability and utility of organizations by disrupting work processes related to collaboration, information sharing, and technology. The work that organizations do and the outcomes they offer to the market ultimately depend on people working together, whether in formal…
Business schools could play a crucial role in helping governments prepare for the next pandemic by developing the next generation of the modelling and simulation community. Simulation modelling is an area of teaching and research found in many elite business schools. COVID-19 looks set to be the worst infectious disease pandemic of a generation in…
The Covid-19 pandemic is not just a health, economic, and humanitarian crisis, it is laying bare some undeniable truths in societies worldwide: It emphasises the extent of inequalities, both between and within societies. In the dynamics between nations, these inequalities revolve around the reliance on international funding bodies for humanitarian aid — and what happens…